Red Sox finally falter, see latest streak snapped
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- Boston Red Sox fell 7-3 to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday at Fenway Park, with Ian White lining out to center field with the bases loaded against reliever Hogan Harris to end a potential tying rally in the ninth
- Interim manager Chad Tracy said he thought the team "might actually win the game the way it's gone," praising the rally that brought the tying run to the plate with two outs and a runner on second
- The loss was Boston's fourth in its past 31 games, coming a day after the Red Sox became the seventh team since 1920 to win 27 or more in a 30-game span — and the only club to begin that run under .500
- On June 24, the Red Sox were 14 games under .500; entering Saturday they were 64-52, fueled by a franchise-record-tying 15-game win streak snapped just over two weeks ago that matched the 1946 Ted Williams-led club
- DH Jahmai Jones called comebacks and late-inning rallies the team's identity, with 12 of Boston's past 19 wins coming from behind — including Thursday's 12-11 win over the White Sox, which made them the first team in modern MLB history to score in the final five innings from the ninth inning on in the same game
- Boston has now won nine consecutive series, trailing the franchise record of 11 straight set in 1912 — the year Fenway Park opened
Why it matters: Despite the loss, the Red Sox remain 64-52 after climbing from 14 games under .500 on June 24, and the defeat ends a stretch that saw them become only the seventh team since 1920 to win 27 or more in a 30-game span while starting from below .500 — a historically unprecedented run that nonetheless fell short of producing back-to-back 10-game win streaks in the same season.
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